Lakshmi Priya Gopalsamy

Enterprise Engineering Leader . 20+ Years

Building Platforms That Scale Teams and Systems

Engineering leader in enterprise platform engineering and engineering leadership — distributed systems, large-scale data infrastructure, and AI-driven operations for mission-critical enterprise environments.

Engineering Lead – Target | IEEE Senior Member | Sigma Xi Full Member | ACM & SWE Member | Hackathon Raptors & IICSPA Fellow

Giving back to community

Leadership doesn’t stop at the organization’s edge. These roles reflect a commitment to building the broader technology community — investing in people, programs, and places that make the field more open, more rigorous, and more human.

Founder & Organizer — ACM-IEEE Twin Cities Meetup Group

Designs monthly curriculum tracks, evaluates and selects speakers from industry and academia, delivers keynotes, and builds the Twin Cities professional technology community. Speaker selection is a formal curatorial role — deciding whose research and work gets a platform before a professional technical audience of engineers and researchers.

Board Member & Sponsor/Project Lead — Target Tech Equity Pro Bono Program

Board-level leadership driving technology equity initiatives through pro bono engineering and mentorship programs with measurable community impact at Target.

Mentor — Startup & Early-Stage Technology Team

Mentors founders and early-stage engineering teams on platform architecture, AI integration strategy, and scaling decisions — translating enterprise experience into startup-applicable guidance.

Served as Event Lead — Target Tech Kids STEM Initiatives

Organized and lead STEM outreach events connecting K-12 students with technology career pathways and hands-on engineering experiences at Target Corporation.

Secretary — IEEE WIE Twin Cities Affinity Group

Official secretary of the IEEE Women in Engineering Twin Cities Affinity Group — supporting chapter governance, communications, and advancing women in engineering at the local IEEE chapter level.

Judge & Mentor — Target TWIST EPIC Awards

Evaluates and mentors nominees for Target’s Women in Science and Technology (TWIST) EPIC Awards — identifying and developing the next generation of women in technology leadership.

Owner & Leader — Twin Cities WomenTech Circle

Founded and leads the Twin Cities chapter of WomenTech Network — building a local community of women in technology through monthly events, mentorship, and professional collaboration.